Mel
Girl and boy3 letters
#885
in Ireland (2025)
#850 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#497
best rank (1976)
10
babies since 1976
Mel through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #850 | - | - |
| 2024 | 4 | #714 | - | - |
| 2012 | - | - | 4 | #616 |
| 2009 | - | - | 3 | #701 |
| 2008 | - | - | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | - | - | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | - | - | 4 | #492 |
| 2004 | - | - | 4 | #440 |
| 1999 | - | - | 5 | #290 |
| 1997 | - | - | 3 | #382 |
| 1996 | - | - | 5 | #295 |
| 1994 | - | - | 3 | #342 |
| 1993 | - | - | 3 | #339 |
| 1992 | - | - | 3 | #337 |
| 1991 | - | - | 3 | #324 |
| 1989 | - | - | 3 | #307 |
| 1986 | - | - | 4 | #283 |
| 1983 | - | - | 3 | #330 |
| 1982 | - | - | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | - | - | 5 | #260 |
| 1980 | - | - | 5 | #264 |
| 1979 | - | - | 9 | #218 |
| 1978 | - | - | 5 | #255 |
| 1976 | 3 | #497 | - | - |
| 1975 | - | - | 7 | #236 |
| 1974 | - | - | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | - | - | 8 | #227 |
| 1972 | - | - | 6 | #238 |
| 1971 | - | - | 8 | #217 |
| 1970 | - | - | 8 | #206 |
| 1969 | - | - | 10 | #187 |
| 1968 | - | - | 7 | #197 |
| 1967 | - | - | 12 | #156 |
| 1966 | - | - | 14 | #139 |
| 1965 | - | - | 7 | #181 |
| 1964 | - | - | 16 | #129 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Mel yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Mel | 3 | 10 |
Mel is also given to boys: 190 since 1964.